Stars were introduced in Update 1.3 and are present in all Geometry Dash games. Completing any level in normal mode, with the exception of user levels which have not received star ratings, will reward a set number of stars. They are also rewarded for completing map packs, in addition to those rewarded for completing the included levels. Stars contribute towards unlocking icons and achievements, as well as determining placement on the leaderboard.

A total of 2495 stars can be earned from completing official content:

187 stars are rewarded for completing main levels, with up to 15 stars per level.

Stars can be viewed from the Icon Kit and stats record. Stars are visible to other players from a user profile and from the leaderboard. As of Update 2.1, the limit to the number of stars able to be obtained is 16,777,215. The previous star limit was 65,535.

Secret coins were introduced in Update 1.6 and are present in all Geometry Dash games. They are collected within main levels during gameplay and obtained by completing map packs. For those within levels, although it is not necessary to collect all three secret coins in one attempt, they will be lost if crashing before reaching the level's end. Once successfully collected, secret coins will be replaced by white outlines on subsequent attempts. They cannot be collected in practice mode. Secret coins contribute towards unlocking icons and achievements, as well as the Demon difficulty main levels.

A total of 149 secret coins can be obtained:

63 secret coins are rewarded for collecting the 3 within each official level in normal mode.

User Coins were introduced in Update 2.0 and are present in Geometry Dash and Geometry Dash World. They serve the purpose of secret coins for user levels and function almost identically. They contribute towards unlocking icons and achievements, as well as the Vault.

Up to three user coins are offered for use in the level editor. It is required that they are able to be collected as part of the level verification process. Upon submitting a user level that includes user coins, their colour will initially start as bronze and they will not count towards a player's user coin tally. After being verified by a level moderator, their colour will convert to silver and count towards a player's user coin tally.

Completing either of the Fire, Ice, Poison, Shadow or Lava Gauntlets while already possessing 100 of the corresponding shards.

Watching advertisements from the shop (Geometry Dash World only).

Mana orbs are not visible to other players. A player's current total can be viewed from the Icon Kit or from either shop. The lifetime total of accumulated mana orbs can be viewed from the stats record.

Keys were introduced in Update 2.1 and are present in Geometry Dash and Geometry Dash World. They are obtained either from daily chests or by surpassing an interval of 500 mana orbs.

Keys unlock the Treasure Room, and this is the only place that they can be viewed. One key opens a silver chest, while five keys open a gold chest. Even after opening all the chests, you still will be able to receive them.

There are also special coloured keys for which there is just one of each. Green, blue and orange keys are used to remove the locks in the Basement, while a purple key is used to unlock the Demon Gauntlet. After being obtained but before being used, there is no way to view which keys are in possession.

Shards, formally Shards of Power, were introduced in Update 2.1 and are present in Geometry Dash and Geometry Dash World. There are five types of shards: fire, ice, poison, shadow and lava. They are viewed from the Shards of Power menu through the Icon Kit where associated rewards are also displayed. Each type of shard individually contributes towards unlocking icons and achievements. Additional bonus unlocks are unlocked based on the lowest number of shards of which all types are in possession.

Bonus unlocks

The Demon difficulty rating was introduced in Update 1.5, and Demon sub-difficulties were introduced in Update 2.1. Although not an actual collectible, the number of completed Demon difficulty levels can be viewed from the stats record. The number of completed Demon difficulty levels are visible to other players from a user profile and from the leaderboard. Completing demon levels in Normal mode contributes towards unlocking icons and achievements.

Sub-difficulties only provide an indication of difficulty and do not affect the statistic record.